List of the best Torin Thatcher movies: Houdini(1953), Love Is a Many Splendored Thing(1955), Jack the Giant Killer(1962), The Canadians(1961), Knock on Wood(1954), The Crimson Pirate(1952), The 7th Voyage of Sinbad(1958), Hawaii(1966), Lady Godiva(1955), Drums of Africa(1963), The Desert Rats(1953), Istanbul(1957) ... ...
Biography, Drama
USA
1953
106 Minutes
Otto
Tony Curtis Janet Leigh Torin Thatcher Ian Wolfe Sig Ruman Angela Clarke
magician wife assistant mother tender suspenseful thrilling stage coney island detroit love entertainment magic ambition occult harry houdini love rise 1920s
From his beginnings as a "wildman" carnival act to the internationally famous feat of escaping from a locked trunk in an ice-jammed river, the great Harry Houdini emerged as the world's most captivating magician and escape artist.
Romance
USA
1955
102 Minutes
Humphrey Palmer-Jones
Jennifer Jones William Holden Torin Thatcher Isobel Elsom Jorja Curtright Virginia Gregg Richard Loo Donna Martell
reporter doctor friend sister uncle melodramatic emotional hong kong family home office forbidden love interracial relationship war forbidden love 1950s
A widowed Chinese-English doctor falls in love with a married American correspondent in Hong Kong during China's Communist revolution.
Fantasy
USA
1962
94 Minutes
Pendragon
Kerwin Mathews Judi Meredith Torin Thatcher Walter Burke Roger Mobley Barry Kelley Don Beddoe Dayton Lummis Anna Lee Helen Wallace Tudor Owen
hero princess wizard witch king giant creative thrilling tense castle farm ship cornwall, england marriage magic royalty abduction battle quest rescue
A farmboy-turned-knight must protect a princess from the schemes of an evil wizard.
Western
UK
1961
85 Minutes
Sergeant McGregor
Robert Ryan John Dehner Torin Thatcher Burt Metcalfe John Sutton Jack Creley Scott Peters Richard Alden Teresa Stratas Michael Pate
When the Sioux come to Canada, the Canadians permit them to stay in Canada if they come peacefully. However, some cowboys kill all inhabitants of one of their villages. The cowboys seek to ... See full summary »
Comedy
1954
103 Minutes
Godfrey Langston
Danny Kaye Melvin Frank Mai Zetterling Torin Thatcher David Burns Leon Askin Abner Biberman
ventriloquist manager fiancée repairman spy psychiatrist hilarious playful engaging paris stage shop airplane hotel car dealership ventriloquism mental breakdown secret plans espionage mistaken identity
A ventriloquist (Danny Kaye) with a rude dummy sees a London psychiatrist (Mai Zetterling) and winds up chased by spies.
Adventure
USA|UK
1952
104 Minutes
Humble Bellows
Burt Lancaster Nick Cravat Eva Bartok Torin Thatcher Christopher Lee James Hayter Leslie Bradley Margot Grahame Noel Purcell Frederick Leister Eliot Makeham
pirate resistance leader daughter lieutenant crew member love interest airy lighthearted spirited caribbean island ship revolution piracy romance seafaring reward schemes discovery adventure
During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.
Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1958
89 Minutes
Sokurah the Magician
Kerwin Mathews Kathryn Grant Richard Eyer Torin Thatcher Alec Mango Danny Green Harold Kasket Nana de Herrera Nino Falanga
sinbad princess magician sailor cyclops engaging campy baghdad island ship shipwreck magic monsters romance wedding adventure love quest unknown era
When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
Drama
USA
1966
181 Minutes
Rev. Dr. Thorn
Julie Andrews Max von Sydow Richard Harris Torin Thatcher Gene Hackman Carroll O'Connor Jocelyne LaGarde John Cullum George Rose Michael Constantine Ted Nobriga
minister wife native ex-lover sailor emotional gripping powerful ship hawaii connecticut love triangle culture clash native people imperialism religious conversion discovery quest adventure fall
An American missionary and his wife travel to the exotic island kingdom of Hawaii, intent on converting the natives. But the clash between the two cultures is too great and instead of understanding there comes tragedy.
Drama
USA
1955
89 Minutes
Lord Godwin
Maureen O'Hara George Nader Victor McLaglen Torin Thatcher Robert Warwick Eduard Franz Leslie Bradley Rex Reason Arthur E. Gould-Porter Grant Withers Sim Iness
An 11th-century noblewoman opens her Saxon husband's eyes by riding bareback through town.
Action
USA
1963
92 Minutes
Jack Cuortemayn
Frankie Avalon Mariette Hartley Lloyd Bochner Torin Thatcher Hari Rhodes Michael Pate Peter Mamakos
David Moore is in East Africa to get to his employer's railway construction site. He's accompanied by the owner's son Brian and they've lined up Jack Cuortemayn, reputedly the best guide ... See full summary »
War
USA
1953
88 Minutes
Col. Barney White
Richard Burton James Mason Robert Newton Robert Douglas Torin Thatcher Chips Rafferty Charles Davis Ben Wright
general captain australian soldier british soldier nazi rousing gritty north africa battlefield fort port city tobruk, libya siege of tobruk world war ii field marshal erwin rommel armed conflict camaraderie underdog quest 1940s
Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them.
Adventure
USA
1957
84 Minutes
Douglas Fielding
Errol Flynn Cornell Borchers Nat King Cole John Bentley Torin Thatcher Leif Erickson Peggy Knudsen Martin Benson Werner Klemperer Jan Arvan
A suspected diamond smuggler returns to Istanbul and finds the lady love he thought was dead...or does he?
Adventure
USA
1952
99 Minutes
Sir Henry Morgan
Robert Newton Linda Darnell William Bendix Keith Andes Torin Thatcher Irene Ryan Alan Mowbray Richard Egan Skelton Knaggs Richard Wessel Anthony Caruso
pirate surgeon first mate blackbeard damsel in distress hostage thrilling spirited atlantic ocean pirate ship island heroism pirates seafaring bravery secret identity pursuit rivalry rescue 1710s
Honest Edward Maynard finds himself serving as ship's surgeon under the infamous pirate Blackbeard.
Adventure
USA
1952
117 Minutes
Johnson
Gregory Peck Susan Hayward Ava Gardner Hildegarde Neff Leo G. Carroll Torin Thatcher Ava Norring Helene Stanley Marcel Dalio Vicente Gomez Richard Allan
writer wife countess traveler uncle emotional intense passionate profound tanzania, africa paris spain united states mountain life mortality the past marriage memory adventure
Writer Harry Street reflects on his life as he lies dying from an infection while on safari in the shadow of Mount Kilamanjaro.
Drama
UK
1947
83 Minutes
Lisboa
Sabu Bibi Ferreira Esmond Knight Antoinette Cellier Robert Douglas Torin Thatcher Orlando Martins Raymond Lovell James Hayter Nicolette Bernard Minto Cato
tribesman chief englishman girlfriend priest communist uneasy disheartening amazon jungle boat england docks courtroom exile slavery social customs false accusations trials racism
A South American Indian is taken from his jungle home into the world of the White Man where he is forced to stand trial for murder. The story of how this happened and how he got into ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1953
135 Minutes
Sen. Gallio
Richard Burton Jean Simmons Victor Mature Michael Rennie Jay Robinson Dean Jagger Torin Thatcher Richard Boone Betta St. John Jeff Morrow Ernest Thesiger
jesus roman slave father disciple christian inspiring powerful rome judea galilee jerusalem crucifixion guilt religious conversion religious persecution faith transformation sacrifice quest
In the Roman province of Judea during the 1st century, Roman tribune Marcellus Gallio is ordered to crucify Jesus of Nazareth but is tormented by his guilty conscience afterwards.
Adventure
USA
1957
127 Minutes
Capt. Canavan
Clark Gable Yvonne De Carlo Sidney Poitier Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Patric Knowles Rex Reason Torin Thatcher Andrea King Ray Teal
plantation owner slave trader daughter passionate fiery kentucky united states love racial issues father/daughter relationship discovery 19th century
Amantha Starr grows up as a privileged southern Belle in the ante-bellum South, but after her father dies broke, her world is destroyed when she discovers her mother was black.
Drama
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Judge Thompson
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Eva Marie Saint Charles Bronson Robert Webber James Edwards Torin Thatcher Tom Drake Douglas Henderson Morgan Mason Dusty Cadis
artist illegitimate son minister headmaster teacher wife brooding melodramatic powerful passionate monterey, calif. boarding school church beach house guilt single mothers love triangle doomed romance infidelity mother/son relationship
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
Adventure
USA
1955
118 Minutes
Ulysses
Rossana PodestĂ Jack Sernas Cedric Hardwicke Stanley Baker Niall MacGinnis Nora Swinburne Robert Douglas Torin Thatcher Harry Andrews Janette Scott Ronald Lewis
helen of troy greek god brash brutal engaging gory intense melodramatic powerful spirited thrilling troy rescue trojan wars rescue love ancient times
The Iliad's story of the Trojan war, told from the Trojan viewpoint.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1957
114 Minutes
Mr. Myers
Tyrone Power Marlene Dietrich Charles Laughton Elsa Lanchester John Williams Henry Daniell Ian Wolfe Una O'Connor Torin Thatcher Francis Compton Norma Varden
lawyer wife defendant prosecutor nurse witness gripping crafty courtroom trial love triangle love-hate relationship betrayal murder investigation mystery rivalry love temptation 1950s
A veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.
Romance
UK
1938
79 Minutes
Jim Castle
Jessie Matthews Michael Redgrave Noel Madison Alastair Sim Margaret Vyner Mary Clare Francis L. Sullivan Enid Stamp-Taylor Torin Thatcher Tucker McGuire Basil Radford
model millionaire young man beautiful girl amusing airy witty tender england united kingdom secret identity love love interest wealth poverty comedy love metamorphosis pursuit 20th century
Wealthy young man Nicky (Sir Michael Redgrave) pretends to be poor to be close to model Diana (Jesse Matthews) though he's nearly engaged to aristocrat Lady Constance (Margaret Vyner).
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1936
76 Minutes
Yunct (uncredited)
Sylvia Sidney Oscar Homolka Desmond Tester John Loder Joyce Barbour Matthew Boulton S.J. Warmington William Dewhurst Austin Trevor Torin Thatcher Aubrey Mather
saboteur detective wife brother professor dark intense suspenseful london movie theater sabotage terrorism lie bomb working undercover mystery discovery 1930s
A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective's cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel.
Mystery & Thriller
1937
80 Minutes
Derrick de Marney Nova Pilbeam Percy Marmont Edward Rigby Mary Clare John Longden George Curzon Basil Radford Pamela Carme George Merritt J.H. Roberts
actress police chief man suspect aunt murderer tense crafty thrilling england police station on the run hotel mystery mistaken identity framed for murder escape discovery quest 1930s
A Cornish constable's (Percy Marmont) teenage daughter (Nova Pilbeam) helps a man (Derrick de Marney) accused of strangling an actress.